Doug Brocail vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Doug Brocail across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 86), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 78). Doug Brocail held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 100). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Grzenda

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
6.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Grzenda

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
6.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Grzenda

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA